Tommy Tharp's "Dragon Wing" offense he's constructed at Mangham is one of the more eclectic attacks in the state

Picking up bits and pieces from his previous stops in Alabama and Tennessee, Tharp can send Mangham out in anything from a five-wide look to an old school single wing.

Paced by two rushing touchdowns from Cedric Gix, Mangham leaned on the offense's running component, taking a 40-14 lead at the end of the third quarter over Caldwell in front of a packed house at Lobrano Field on Thursday night.

The first pair of scores by the Dragons (2-0) camas on two early seven-play drives that totaled 68 and 58 yards respectively.

Gix ran through the Caldwell defense for 28 yards on his first touchdown, then jetted past the Spartans (0-2) again on a 23-yard run.

Of Mangham's 180 first-half yards, 172 came on the ground -- the other right on a Ridge Heisler pass to Kyle Barefield.

The Dragons had seven plays of 20 yards or more in the first half on only 20 offensive plays.

Mangham didn't waste any time tacking on another in the third quarter when Jakarie Nichols scampered 40 yards to the end zone to cap a two-play, 70 yard drive.

Caldwell found something against the Mangham defense on its first drive running quarterback Tarion Dobbins out of unbalanced shotguns sets, but managed just one touchdown in the half, a four yard run by Dobbins.